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...request of George Busby Christian, Jr., Secretary to President Harding, President Coolidge withdrew from the Senate Mr. Christian's nomination for a seat on the Federal Trade Commission. Another member of the Commission had opposed the nomination and Mr. La Follette was mustering opposition in the Senate. ¶ Mr. Coolidge wrote to the National Negro Press Association, in convention at Nashville : "I hope your organization will devote itself to the promotion of high purposes, and be guided by practical ideals, as it has been in the past." ¶ The President nominated Henry P. Fletcher to be Ambassador at Rome...
Spain. A tonnage of 105,000 tons was asked. The Powers saw no reason why Spain should have a larger navy than the South American States. The Spanish delegate, for reasons of national dignity, withdrew from the conference...
...Dillon 21, will represent the "Marine National Bank" which is trying to recover the amount of an altered check unknowingly certified by one of its cashiers, cashed by the "American Trust Company" and collected from the plaintiff bank. The defendant bank on learning of the frand withdrew the credit of the man who had brough in the check and deposited the money to his account. The criminal absconded. The plaiutiff bank credited its customer the amount of the check, and is now trying to collect with interest the money it had lost from the defendant bank, which...
Sept. 27, 1909, President Taft withdrew 3,000,000 acres of public lands in California and Wyoming from "location" under the placer mining...
...prepared to increase our offer by $55,000, which makes the cash offer $205,000." (Swope had been goading the wealthy and public-spirited Rick-The Committee took three roll calls. On the first two, Manhattan led with San Francisco second. After the second ballot Boss Brennan of Illinois withdrew Chicago's bid out of friendship for Boss Murphy (who remained secluded in the Shoreham three blocks away). On the third ballot Manhattan was chosen with 57 votes out of 103. Somebody called: "Speech, Swope! Speech! Speech!" Swope rose: "This isn't the last time the Democratic Convention . is coming...